Game on! Win big prizes in the app contest

Earlier this week we opened the doors to the Office Store. Today, we are announcing the launch of our developer contest to select the best apps for Office and SharePoint. There are big prizes to be won—from a $10,000 grand prize to Xbox + Kinect bundles. Key app winners will also be featured on the Office Store. Read more about how you can participate at officeappcontest.com

Grand PrizeA) A $10,000 cash prizeB) App gets featured on the Office StoreC) App gets featured on the apps for Office Microsoft blogD) Opportunity to meet with a Microsoft executiveE) 3 days of app consultation with a Microsoft Program Manager

First Prize (15 winners):The top 15 apps (5 each per category: Office,SharePoint and 3rd party APIs) will win

A) Xbox + KinectB) App gets featured on the Office StoreC) App gets featured on the apps for Office Microsoft blog

Second Prize (100 winners): The next 100 apps will win a Microsoft Mouse or equivalent hardware

Amaze a potential audience of a billion people and win big prizes. Game on!

Hey Edgar, thanks for your interest in the contest. Currently, the contest is only open to participants from the US, UK, India, Canada and Australia. We have a lot of developers in other countries and are eager to roll something out to other geographies in the future. In the meantime you can start submitting apps to the Office Store by visiting sellerdashboard.microsoft.com.

Hi Marco, thanks for your interest in the contest. You are right, the contest is currently not open to residents of Quebec. We will be launching broader programs in the future as we rollout our outreach across more geographies. The Office Store though is currently open for developers from Quebec. You can visit sellerdashboard.microsoft.com today and submit apps to be listed on the Office Store. We hope to see your apps on the Store soon 🙂

Hi Kathy, you need to first build an app and submit it on the Office Store. Then, you can fill out and submit the Entry form to participate in the contest. More information on rules and registration, as well as the Entry form, are available here: officeappcontest.com/Registration.aspx